US5004133A - Detachable article carrier assembly - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to carriers for transporting articles on a vehicle and is particularly suitable for carrying one or more bicycles on a vehicle having a generally horizontal, mounting surface such as that provided by a trailer hitch tongue.
- a variety of article carriers have heretofore been provided for mounting on vehicles, particularly at the front or rear of a vehicle to enable a variety of articles such as bicycles, motorcycles, skis and the like to the vehicle to increase the carrying capacity of the vehicle.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,676,414 and 3,853,255 disclose a carrier member that has a horizontally disposed end portion that is particularly suited for being telescopically received in a horizontally disposed trailer hitch affixed to the frame of a vehicle.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,461,410 discloses a motorcycle carrier assembly wherein a first plate adapted to fit on a trailer hitch tongue is affixed to the bottom of a carrier shaft and a second plate fits under the first plate and two fastening bolts extend through the plates to secure the carrier assembly to the trailer hitch.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,301,953 and 4,380,344 disclose a device that attaches to the tongue using the trailer hitch ball that has an upper carrier member that telescopes in a socket.
- a single stub shaft is rigidly mounted to project up from a generally horizontal mounting surface on a vehicle such as a trailer hitch tongue preferably using a bolt fastener.
- the stub shaft preferably is of a square cross section and made of a solid metal material.
- a carrier member specifically adapted to the article to be carried detachably mounts to the stub shaft and has a generally vertically extending hollow column portion having a lower end portion that slides down and telescopes over the stub shaft to provide a readily detachable mount for the carrier member with the stub shaft being of a sufficient height and strength to provide the sole support for holding the carrier member on the vehicle during transport.
- a hold-down assembly is disclosed that is readily pivotal and removable on bicycle support arms to hold bicycles when the carrier member is carrying bicycles.
- FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an article carrier assembly embodying features of the present invention mounted on the trailer hitch tongue of a motor vehicle and shown carrying a bicycle indicated in dashed lines.
- FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the article carrier assembly shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged top perspective view of the article carrier assembly shown in FIG. 1 without the bicycle.
- FIG. 4 is an alternative form of article carrier assembly having an offset support column portion to accommodate a spare tire or like protruding member as indicated in dashed lines.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged exploded view of the article carrier assembly shown in FIGS. 1-3.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an alternative form of bolt fastener.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative form of locking pin assembly.
- a motor vehicle 12 having a trailer hitch tongue 13 attached to the frame of the vehicle in a conventional manner and extending beyond the rear bumper.
- An article carrier assembly 14 according to the present invention is shown detachably mounted on the trailer hitch tongue 13.
- the trailer hitch tongue 13 has the conventional vertically extending aperture 15 formed in an end portion thereof and typically carries a ball hitch as shown in dashed lines in FIG. 6.
- a bicycle 16 is shown mounted on the carrier assembly 14.
- trailer hitch tongue has been shown as providing a suitable horizontal mounting surface for the stub shaft described herein, it is understood that other structure on a vehicle including a bumper or a deck as, for example, inside a van would be of sufficient structural strength to support the stub shaft and the associated carrier assembly and load.
- a stub shaft 20 preferably is a solid shaft body 21 of square cross section having a preselected height and preselected thickness and of substantially uniform cross section throughout its length. It is understood that other multi-sided configurations or cylindrical cross sections would be suitable for the stub shaft.
- Stub shaft 20 is mounted on the trailer hitch tongue in place of the usual trailer hitch ball.
- the stub shaft body 21 shwon in one embodiment has a thickness of 1 inch by 1 inch and is of a height of about 3.25 inches. This is a ratio of height to thickness of 3.25 to 1.
- the stub shaft body 21 has an internally threaded, central bore 22 extending up from the bottom.
- a flat washer 23 is shown affixed to the bottom of the stub shaft body as by a weld 24 with the washer projecting laterally our from the bottom end of the stub shaft and seated on top planar horizontally disposed surface of the trailer hitch tongue 13.
- the external dimension of the washer 23 is greater than the external dimension of the column portion 41.
- a fastener in the form of a bolt 27 with an externally threaded shaft portion 27a and a head portion 27b has the shaft portion 27a extending from the bottom up through the trailer hitch aperture 15 and threads into the internally threaded bore 22 as best seen in FIG. 5.
- a flat washer 28 and a lock washer 29 are used between the head portion 27b and the tongue 13 to enable the stub shaft to be rigidly fastened to the tongue when the bolt is turned so as to be tightly fastened to the tongue and stub shaft.
- the stub shaft body 21 further has a transverse horizontally extending aperture 31 which receives a suitable pin 32 which serves to lock the column to prevent the carrier assembly from being separated from the stub shaft 20.
- a retainer 33 shown in the form of a pin prevents the accidental removal of pin 32.
- the stub shaft body 21 preferably is made of a cold, rolled mild steel and is of a sufficient size and strength and extends up a sufficient distance to provide the sole support for the carrier member so that no additional supporting structure is required.
- An alternative fastener to bolt 27 shown in FIG. 5 may be a bolt 37 having double externally threaded shaft portions 37a and 37b with portion 37a threading into the throughbore 22 and a nut 38 that threads on portion 37b as seen in FIG. 7.
- An alternative arrangement would be to make the stub shaft body washer and an externally threaded shaft portion that would insert down into aperture 15 as a single piece and use a nut on the end of the externally threaded shaft portion.
- the article carrier assembly 14 has a generally vertically extending hollow column portion 41 and an upper portion including a transverse top cross member 42 mounted at the top of the column portion 41.
- the column portion 41 has a lower end portion that slide fits on the telescopes around the stub shaft body.
- the column portion 41 shown is a straight length of square hollow tubing and has inner surfaces in a close, slide-fitting relation with the adjacent external surfaces of the stub shaft body.
- the embodiment shown has a length of 30 inches so that the ratio of the length of the stub shaft to the length of the column portion is 3.25 to 30.
- An angle member 43 is shown affixed to the top of the column portion 41 and two spaced apertures 44 are provided therein.
- the top cross member has two apertures 45 and these apertures 44 and 45 line up and receive fasteners in the form of bolts 47 secured by nuts 48 to mount the cross member thereon.
- the cross member 42 shown is a straight length of metal tubing having a length of 17.5 inches.
- a pair of spaced rearwardly extending bicycle support rods 49 are mounted to the top cross member 42.
- Each support rod has an externally threaded end portion 51 that extends through an aperture 52 in the top cross member and a pair of nuts 53 and 54 thread thereon.
- Each support rod 49 shwon is formed with a pair of spaced recessed portions 49a and 49b and the free offset end portion 49c is offset to a position above the threaded end portion 51.
- An end cap 56 closes the ends of the top cross member.
- a removable hold-down member 61 for the bicycles shown has two spaced hold-down arms 63 that extend above associated support rods 49 and are connected at adjacent ends by a bight portion 62 which in turn is shown as releasably fastened to the cross member by a padlock 67.
- the free ends of each hold-down arm terminate in a loop portion 64 that slides over and is retained by the offset free end portion 49c of the associated support rod.
- the offset free end portion 49c locates the hold-down arm generally parallel to the associated support rod.
- a resilient sleeve 66 fits over each hold-down arm to cushion the contact with the bicycle.
- each hold-down arm 63 separately fastened at the front end to the associated support rod by suitable fastening means in which case no bight portion 62 would be required. This arrangement allows the hold-down arms to be pivoted about the offset free end portion 49c and removed as required.
- Another alternative to the padlock shown using bight portion 62 would be a hinge plate with slot or member 42 and loop secured to column portion 41 through which a padlock or like fastener would extend.
- stub shaft To assemble the stub shaft to the tongue requires only that the stub shaft be placed on the tongue and the bolt inserted up through the aperture and tightened.
- the carrier member is mounted by placing the lower column portion over the stub shaft and inserting the locking pin. Detachment simply requires removing the locking pin and lifting the column end portion off the stub shaft.
- An alternative form of carrier assembly 14a shown in FIG. 4 has an upper offset section 71 outwardly displaced from a lower section 72 that slide fits over the stub shaft.
- the offset is provided by a horizontal section 73 with the structure preferably being reinforced by gussets 74.
- This alternative form accommodates a protrusion from the vehicle such as an externally mounted tire on the vehicle as is shown in dashed lines.
- An alternative retainer mechanism 81 for the locking pin 32 as shown in FIG. 8 is a generally U-shaped resilient member having a bight portion 82, spaced arm portions 83 and 84 with an end loop 85 on arm portion 83 that extends through a hole in the head of the pin and an end loop 86 at the other arm portion that fits over the end of the locking pin and is moved axially along the pin away from the end of the pin for removal. This prevents accidental removal of the locking pin.
- the article carrier assembly of the present invention has distinct advantages over known prior art in that it may be easily and quickly mounted on a trailer hitch tongue and also could be mounted on bumper structure or even in a deck within a vehicle in which an aperture could be drilled.
- the single stub shaft requires no other support for the carrier member.
- a significant advantage over prior known carrier mounts is that the carrier member is quickly demounted or detached from the stub shaft to allow access to vehicle cargo areas or open a tail gate on certain vehicles.
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